Trader cheated of Rs 71 lakh

AHMEDABAD: A 46-year-old man from Vejalpur area of the city on Tuesday filed a complaint with city police alleging that three men, including a father-son duo, had cheated him of Rs 71 lakh.
Amjad Pisuwala, resident of Baugh-E-Nishat society near Sonal Cinema who runs a plastic box manufacturing firm in Dholka, filed an FIR with Vejalpur police. In the FIR he stated that he had in April 2017 loaned Rs 15 lakh to his friend Mahefuz Hatila, a resident of Khanpur, for 45 days.
After Hatila crossed the deadline, Pisuwala asked him for his money.Then, Hatila told him that he had given the money to an exporter named Sarfarazkhan Pathan, resident of Ameer Park Society in Juhapura, and asked Pisuwala to meet him if he wanted to get his money back.
Pisuwala met Sarfarazkhan and his son Shahrukhkhan to inquire about his money. Sarfarazkhan told Pisuwala that he would not able to give his money soon as he had incurred loss in business. After a few days, Pisuwala was called by Shahrukhkhan who enticed him to invest in their business of import and export.
Shahrukhkhan told Pisuwala that he would get his Rs 15 lakh and also good returns if he invested money in their business. Lured by the offer, Pisuwala gave Rs 71 lakh between July 2017 and September 2017 to Shahrukhkhan.
Whenever he asked for the money from the trio, he was threatened with dire consequences. Recently, the trio allegedly threatened they’ll kill Pisuwala’s son, and after this he approached police and filed an FIR.